Girls' name · since 1937
Wanema
Since 1937, U.S. Social Security records show 10 babies named Wanema, peaking in 1937. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #56,854 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 10
- born since 1937
- 1930s
- peak decade
Wanema is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 10 have been recorded since 1937.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wanema has been recorded 10 times among girls since 1937, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1930s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1937 to 1938.
- #56,854 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 10 born since 1937
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wanema ranks #56,854 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 10 born since 1937, peaking in the 1930s.
- #56,854 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 10
- born since 1937
- 1930s
- peak decade
Wanema's 10 recorded births place it above 21.24% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Wanema's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Wanema splits its recorded history at 1938: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1937 (5 births).
Wanema popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1937–1938
- Peak year (1937)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 2 years of records
Wanema by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (10 births, 100% of the file).
1930s was Wanema's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Wanema births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s
1930s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 10 births (100% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Wanema: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1937)
Similar record span (~1 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1937–1938 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Wanema draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.